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Today’s Cryptogram
Posted on 02/09/2021 4:15:02 AM PST by nikos1121
SGLLHB NAB GI YKBF N MBOIEF ZECO EYF NAB HEERI SCTK EHLBO XKNF ZEC XKGFR ZEC HEER. —NCXKEO CFRFEYF
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You can find this fun quotation puzzle, to combat early dementia and senility in us baby boomers, in several daily publications. I challenge us with the best ones out there.
The way it works is a letter stands for another letter. For example: AXYDLBAAXR is LONGFELLOW (does not apply to today's cryptogram).
Beware, the game is very addictive. If this is your first time, don't be intimidated, you’ll be solving them all within a few days. If you’re stumped, take a break and return to it.
PLEASE DO NOT post the answer in general comments, but DO post your time and how you made out.
You can certainly send your solution to my private reply, or if you need a hint for today’s Cryptogram ASK THE GROUP FOR HELP!
I suggest printing these out and work them on paper. If you need a little help you can copy and paste it to Hal’s Helper below.
You can then work on the puzzle without using pen and paper, but I recommend that you do NOT look at the letter counter.
HAL'S CRYPTOGRAM HELPER
One last request. Feel free to post a fun or clever clue, the more tangential to the quotation the better, but please don’t put the actual words of the quote in the clue.
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posted on
02/09/2021 4:15:02 AM PST
by
nikos1121
To: nikos1121
Solution to previous puzzle (select the yellow text with your cursor to read):
KINDNESS IS THE LANGUAGE WHICH THE DEAF CAN HEAR AND THE BLIND CAN SEE. —MARK TWAIN
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posted on
02/09/2021 4:37:16 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: nikos1121
3:19.27 Slow this morning.
Does this portcullis make me look old?
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posted on
02/09/2021 4:52:22 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: nikos1121
Psst: Da ping boss, da ping.
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posted on
02/09/2021 5:06:15 AM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: alicewonders; AloneInMass; Aria; BlueLancer; buffyt; Califreak; capecodder; ...
Pretty easy one today...
2 minutes or less is the target.
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posted on
02/09/2021 6:28:24 AM PST
by
nikos1121
( )
To: nikos1121
Whew, total stump.
Went away for a while and returned to puzzle.
Played around with single letter word, then possible vowels and grammatically correct sequence of words.
Word 15 came into focus.
Then filled in the blanks
To: nikos1121
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posted on
02/09/2021 6:45:08 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: Magnum44
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posted on
02/09/2021 7:11:27 AM PST
by
nikos1121
( )
To: nikos1121
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posted on
02/09/2021 7:16:24 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: nikos1121
Its just an aging theme...:)
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posted on
02/09/2021 7:17:18 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
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posted on
02/09/2021 7:19:14 AM PST
by
nikos1121
( )
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
1 min.
3rd and 5th words by grammar,
common letter gives 4th word, off to the races.
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posted on
02/09/2021 7:51:39 AM PST
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: nikos1121
2:10:02
I was stuck on the author as geoethe and there being a Mr Hyde in the CG. I was forced to readjust the lettering. Nearly fell off my chair when the real author stood out.
Well, that was exciting!
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posted on
02/09/2021 9:58:53 AM PST
by
1_Rain_Drop
("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
To: 1_Rain_Drop
Well you beat the 70 second goal yesterday...
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posted on
02/09/2021 10:04:19 AM PST
by
nikos1121
( )
To: nikos1121
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
I found that surprisingly hard. Wasn’t getting anywhere until I started guessing single letters…
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posted on
02/09/2021 11:48:36 AM PST
by
cartan
To: cartan
I took a guess at “E”, and then at “B” based on letter frequency of “B”, and when my guess at “E” proved correct it quickly came to me. But letter frequency was not particularly helpful, though if I had been alert, I might have recognized the author.
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posted on
02/09/2021 12:21:44 PM PST
by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Ever notice no "champion of the working man" ever died of overwork?)
To: nikos1121
Ouch that’s kinda scary true
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posted on
02/10/2021 2:17:31 AM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Magnum44
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posted on
02/10/2021 2:18:09 AM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: nikos1121
How did you manage to find my photo?
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posted on
02/10/2021 8:48:27 AM PST
by
1_Rain_Drop
("There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration” - Pompeo)
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